Layton, UT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Layton, UT Summary

Crime in Layton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Layton over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Layton:

  • There were 1,548 total crimes committed in Layton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,829.0 total crimes per 100K people in Layton.
  • The overall crime rate in Layton is -21.31% below the national average.
  • Layton ranks #54 safest out of 82 cities in Utah.
  • Layton ranks #6,151 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Layton Vs Utah And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Layton is 1,829.0 per 100,000 people. That's -21.31% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -32.88% lower than the Utah total crime rate of 2,725.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Layton
/ 100k People
Utah
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,548 1,829.0 2,725.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.1 6.3
Robbery 8 9.5 41.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 92 108.7 159.9 268.2
Violent Crime 138 163.1 260.7 369.8
Burglary 152 179.6 290.6 269.8
Larceny 1,155 1,364.7 1,857.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 103 121.7 316.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,410 1,666.0 2,464.4 1,954.4

Layton Crime Compared To Utah Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Utah.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Layton

138
Violent Crimes
163.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-55.91%
Below The National Average
  • There were 138 violent crimes in Layton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Layton is 163.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 613.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Layton each year. That compares to a 1 in 383.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -55.91% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -37.45% lower than the Utah violent crime rate of 260.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Layton

1,410
Property Crimes
1,666.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-14.76%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,410 property crimes in Layton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Layton is 1,666.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 60.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Layton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -14.76% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -32.40% lower than the Utah property crime rate of 2,464.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Layton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Syracuse, UT 34,354 319 928.6 864.5 64.0
Kaysville, UT 33,004 282 854.4 790.8 63.6
Clearfield, UT 32,586 577 1,770.7 1,534.4 236.3
Farmington, UT 26,218 345 1,315.9 1,216.7 99.2
Clinton, UT 23,784 311 1,307.6 1,206.7 100.9
North Ogden, UT 21,977 190 864.5 778.1 86.5
South Ogden, UT 17,585 241 1,370.5 1,165.8 204.7
Centerville, UT 16,719 324 1,937.9 1,782.4 155.5
Pleasant View, UT 11,234 89 792.2 712.1 80.1
Sunset, UT 5,557 99 1,781.5 1,511.6 269.9

Layton SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
7
Amenities
9.5
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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